Chambre des avocats and Ducos will be obliged to present my 
letters, in which the conditions are laid out precisely.
In the event that Ducos does not agree, write him a letter 
in the spirit of the enclosed or send mine *.
Your Lenin
(Oulianoff) Ulijanow.
47. Lubomirskiego.
Krakau.

To Mr. Ducos de la Haie
Avenue de Clichy

Dear Comrade!

Comrade Rosenfeld informs me in his letter of negotiations 
with you that took place on Monday, 23. XII. 1912.
From Rosenfeld's letter it is evident that you yourself acknowledge 
that our first contract was not fulfilled by you (the contract was not 
signed by 3 lawyers; the contract was transmitted too late; the text 
of the contract absolutely did not correspond to that [text] which 
was stipulated in the most precise manner).

You are proposing a new contract. Mr. Rosenfeld communicated 
to you our conditions. If we cannot reach agreement, we shall be 
compelled to ask you to be so kind as to return to Mr. Rosenfeld... 
the documents transmitted to you by me.

Accept my sincere and most respectful greetings

Vl. Ulyanov

Translated from the French

The draft contract with the lawyer J. Ducos de la Haie was written 
by V. I. Lenin on 10 June 1912 (see the present collection, pp. 63–64).

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FRAGMENT FROM AN UNKNOWN ARTICLE 1

[1912–1913]

...[liberal reformers propose that in provinces in which there are 
no zemstvo institutions, members of the State Council 2 be elected 
by congresses of landowners! The right of election, moreover, should 
be exercised by persons possessing a landed property qualification, 
if they have served no less than 2 three-year terms in the office 
of leader of the nobility, etc.!!

* See the following document.

On the envelope of this letter V. I. Lenin wrote: "P a r  e x p r e s s , 
M. Rosenfeld...".